Siheyuan: Starting to work in the street office

After lunch, I rested for a while and then went to work.

On the third day after marriage, one has to go back to one's parents' home, which is called returning home. On the afternoon of the ninth day, Zhongshan and Song Lili got off work a little early. Zhongshan took his things and rode his bike to take Song Lili back to the Song family.

When we arrived at the Song family, none of Song's father's family members lived there. Song's mother, Zhang Xiuqin, had a younger brother who lived in the old city. There were not many people in the Song family. There was also Jin Shuzhang, an old Chinese medicine doctor in Song's mother's hospital. Doctor Jin was her elder and was a fellow apprentice of Song's mother's father.

There was Song's mother's younger brother Zhang Cunqing and his family of three, as well as two of Song's father's colleagues. However, their names were not introduced and they were just asked to call them Uncle Li and Uncle Chu.

There were more than ten people in total, so they didn't split into two tables and just sat at one table.

After dinner, everyone got to know each other and sat in the living room chatting for a while before going home. Song's mother's younger brother is also a doctor, but he works at Xinjiekou Hospital.

After everyone went home, only the Zhongshan couple and a few people from the Song family were left.

Song Lili and her sister-in-law Feng Yuqin were running over and whispering something. Song's father and mother, eldest brother Song Wenqing and Zhong Shan were in the living room.

Song's mother was not in a good state today. After the guests left, Song's mother said, "Alas, it's only been a few days since the Chinese New Year, and the situation outside has become increasingly tense. Mr. Jin has also been greatly impacted, and he has decided to quit his job."

Father Song tapped the coffee table with his hand, and no one else spoke. After a while, Father Song said to his eldest son, "Wenqing, after the New Year, when you go back to the Northeast, don't come back for a short time. Sijiu City is the center, so you should stay in the Northeast for now."

After that, he looked at Zhong Shan again: "Zhong Shan and Li Li won't have any problems. You are all grassroots staff members with low positions. You still have your Aunt Li to protect you. As long as we are fine, nothing will happen to you. But you still have to be careful."

Zhongshan's joy at getting married was diluted a lot. Although he already knew that it would start in May this year, he was still very daunted when that day really came.

Father Song saw that the atmosphere was a bit dull and no one spoke, so he changed his tone and said, "But don't be too scared. As long as the old leader is fine, we won't have any big problems."

Seeing that it was getting dark, Zhongshan and Song Lili left the Song family and returned to the courtyard. After returning to the house, Zhongshan went to get a few coal balls. Song Lili looked at it curiously, but did not ask. She watched how Zhongshan lit the fire. As a result, Zhongshan took a good coal ball and went to the third uncle's house opposite. After a while, he took out a lit coal ball, returned to the house and put it in the stove.

Seeing Song Lili's eyes, Zhong Shan explained: "Generally, when you get home from get off work, those who light the stove at home will take a new coal ball, see if anyone is home all the time, and replace it with a lit coal ball, and then put it back. This is convenient for yourself, and others will also use a half-lit coal ball to exchange for a new one, and they are willing to exchange it!"

Song Lili nodded when she heard this. She had indeed learned something. This is how the slum is. Although there are some small calculations, it is also full of human touch.

There was nothing to do in the next few days. I went to work during the day and went to the Song family at night. In a few days, Song Wenqing and his family would go to the Northeast, and I didn’t know when they would return to Beijing.

During this period, he traded with Deputy Director Li again, with the same things. Although Deputy Director Li repeatedly said that he could eat more, Zhong Shan did not dare to increase the quantity. If it were not for maintaining the relationship with Deputy Director Li, he would have planned to stop.

It was soon thirteen, and Song Lili's elder brother was leaving. The atmosphere in the Song family was a little depressing. Little Song Yi knew that he was leaving, so he held Zhong Shan's hand and looked at him with tears in his eyes.

I don't know why, but the little guy and Zhongshan are particularly close. But there is no other way, Zhongshan comforted the little guy for a while, helped to load things into the car, and then sent him to the train station.

Song Wenqing went back and got some pastries and snacks from Four Seasons City, but he didn't bring back too much. After all, there were two of them taking care of a child, so they couldn't take too many things.

After returning home, as soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw the third uncle Yan Bugui. Yan Bugui saw Zhong Shan and his wife coming back from outside and called them: "Xiao Zhong, it's just right. I still need to look for you two. There will be a general meeting of the whole courtyard later. Don't forget to go!"

Zhong Shan was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Uncle, what's the matter with the meeting? Can you tell me a little bit?"

Yan Bugui whispered, "Well, it's nothing else. It's just that a few families in our courtyard can't make ends meet, so they came to us three uncles. There's nothing we can do. Let's hold a meeting and think of a solution. We are all neighbors, and we can't just watch people starve without food!"

Zhong Shan nodded when he heard it: "Okay, I understand, Third Uncle, I will go there in a while. You are busy!"

After returning home with Song Lili, Song Lili asked, "Brother Zhongshan, what's the matter with the whole hospital meeting?"

Zhong Shan explained: "To talk about this whole courtyard meeting, we must first talk about the three uncles in our courtyard. In the early years, the enemy spies were rampant. Our streets and public security bureaus were short of personnel, so we mobilized the masses to conduct group monitoring and group prevention. Each courtyard elected a respected uncle to assist in the management of the courtyard. Our courtyard is a three-entry courtyard, so we elected three uncles. After they were elected, they have been in use until now.

Generally, if there is something going on in the courtyard, or if anyone has a big or small matter or a difficulty, they will first go to the manager. The manager has no other power, and can only mobilize the masses to solve the problem through collective wisdom and strength. This is why there is a general meeting of the whole courtyard. If the general meeting of the whole courtyard cannot solve the problem, and the manager cannot solve it either, then we can only report it to the community or our street office. "

After hearing this, Song Lili said, "What's going on? Are the three uncles in our courtyard all good people? How did you choose them? Why do I feel that except for the first uncle, they are all a little unreliable?"

Zhong Shan laughed when she said that. It was okay. At least he knew what she was thinking. "Speaking of the three uncles in our yard, I really don't know how they were chosen. I was still young at that time. But they all have their own characteristics. Take the third uncle in our front yard for example. He is famous for calculating. He calculates how much food and how many bites of food each person eats at home. He also has to pay for the children's meals. He also likes to take advantage of small things in the yard. But he doesn't have any big bad intentions and has many ideas.

The second uncle in the backyard didn't have any special skills. He was a seventh-level blacksmith in the steel rolling mill. He was a power-hungry man and originally favored his eldest son. However, after his eldest son got married, he took his wife and left for another place without saying goodbye. As for him, he returned home and took care of his two sons.

Let's talk about the first uncle Yi Zhonghai. He seems to be the most respected, but in fact he is the most thoughtful. The first uncle has no children, which is also the biggest problem. The son of the Jia family in the middle courtyard who died was originally his apprentice, and he was trained by him to take care of him in the old age. But later he had an accident and died. Now his choice for taking care of him in the old age is Zhuzi. Usually, as long as it does not involve He Yuzhu and the Jia family, the first uncle can still be fair, but if it is related to these two families, the first uncle is indeed the most selfish.

Although they all have their own selfish motives, the daily problems in the hospital can be solved and a superficial fairness can be achieved. "